Daisy Barnard is a 17 year old senior at Ashland High School. She joined Rogue News under the polite influence of Jamie Hirsh. Her birthday is April 14th and she has lived in Ashland her whole life and went to Bellview Elementary and Ashland Middle School before AHS. Daisy’s favorite class from high school was AP Literature, taught by Shane Abrams. She said she enjoyed the environment of the classroom and the concept of the subject as well as it being, “a very comfortable class to be in.” Daisy is also a third degree black belt in Karate and has been taking it for 12 years. She is currently working towards the Olympic Circuit and her black belt in Escrima (Philippino Stick Fighting).

When asked what her favorite color was she listed a few like blue, purple, red, green and yellow, bringing up how her and her siblings, Pepper (14) and June (12), have assigned colors for their camping gear, her’s was yellow. Daisy enjoys listening to artists like Billie Eilish, Gorillaz, Clairo, The Strokes, Feist, David Bowie, The Beatles and Queen to name a few. In the media category, Daisy also enjoys “really trashy reality tv shows,”. Daisy’s family has several pets including: a cat named Edith, frog named Hopi and a lizard named Eduardo. Daisy's plans for after high school include studying neuropsychology at a college in Portland or at Smith College. Daisy is a great writer and we are excited to have her on Rogue News this year.